LATE MEDIEVAL AND EARLY MODERN SPAIN 6-8 pages

LATE MEDIEVAL AND EARLY MODERN SPAIN 6-8 pages

These are the following instructions that are provided and necessary for this writing assignment:

Your answers should be between 6 and 8 pages, but no more than 8 typewritten pages, double

spaced, 12 font with I inch margins for both questions, that is, 8 pages in total as a maximum,

but please realize that a very short paper may not do as well. Answer one question from each

part. Make sure that you place your discussion of these topics within a historical context. Make

references to your reading (mostly to the primary sources on the website), but do not be afraid of

being creative. What is expected is a serious critical evaluation of the material and imagination.

READ THE QUESTION CAREFULLY. THINK ABOUT WHAT IS BEING ASKED.

PROVIDE CHRONOLOGICAL INFORMATION. BE CREATIVE.

PART 1:

Question:

What was the social structure of Spain around 1500? What were the social orders? How a

society of orders was being transformed by commerce and wealth. Provide an outline and in

detail discuss one of the following:

1. The peasantry; 2) urban dwellers; 3) the nobility; 4) the clergy; 5) marginal groups.

MUST PROVIDE EXAMPLES FROM SOURCES SUCH AS QUOTES.

ONLY USE SOURCES ONLY FROM:

Spanish Society, chapter 1

Part 2:

Question:

What was the nature of Spanish culture in the period between 1300 and the reign of the

Catholic Monarchs? How does the culture of Castile compare to that of Aragon? After discussing

these topics in some detail, focus on Jorge Manrique’s Ode to the Death of My Father. What

does that poem tell you about Castilian culture and values in the late fifteenth century and as to

Manrique’s intent and values?

MUST PROVIDE EXAMPLES FROM SOURCES SUCH AS QUOTES.

ONLY USE SOURCES ONLY FROM:

Manrique’s poem and Ruiz, Spain: Centuries of Crisis

All of these sources I will provide by attaching them for download.

Please make sure to only use the sources provided and to not use any outside sources at all.

Please let me know if any of the downloads don’t work I will try to fix those. Also, feel free to ask me as many questions as possible if you happen to get stuck anywhere and need some clarification with anything.